Frivolous idea? (Law).Bill Simon William Edward Simon, Jr. (born June 20, 1951), best known as Bill Simon, is an American businessman and politician. In 2002, Simon campaigned unsuccessfully for Governor of California as a Republican against Democratic incumbent Gray Davis. , the most conservative of the three Republican gubernatorial gu·ber·na·to·ri·al adj. Of or relating to a governor. [From Latin gubern candidates in the March 5 primary, has resurrected a proposal to have the loser in a lawsuit pay the winner's attorneys fees. The proposal, which when presented as a proposition has been rejected in past elections, would alleviate some of the rising costs among businesses, said Simon who noted, "Right now, we don't have a pro-business climate." But Christine Spagnoli, president of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , said frivolous Of minimal importance; legally worthless. A frivolous suit is one without any legal merit. In some cases, such an action might be brought in bad faith for the purpose of harrassing the defendant. lawsuits aren't that numerous. She cited Judicial Council of California data that showed the number of all civil cases filed in 2001 declined 4 percent from 2000. "It's just such an old, worn-out claim to bash the trial lawyers and bash consumers to protect corporate America," Spagnoli said. "It flies in the face of suggestions that corporations should take personal responsibility for their conduct." |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion